December 11, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



99 



appearance, although some are expected 

 soon. 



Carnations are in good demand and 

 the supply big. Some fine Lawsons, 

 Wliite Clouds, Nelsons, Cranes and 

 Daybreaks were seen the past week, very 

 few of which were left over when they 

 were first class. Some of Witt^rstaetter's 

 Enquirer and Dorner's Morning Glory 

 were picked up quickly. 



Paper whites are overplentiful but fine 

 in quality; Romans not quite so many 

 and are selling well. The valley 

 tuat comes to this market is very fine 

 and is always in good demand. No 

 other bulb stock is in yet. All kinds 

 of greens are selling well. The smilax 

 in this market is of exceptionally fine 

 quality. 



Trade Notes. 



Frank il. Ellis reports some large 

 shipping orders the past week in sup- 

 plies and cut flowers. Mr. Ellis says 

 that his big advertisement in the Re- 

 view almost doubled his business, and 

 that it's surely a business bringer. 



Jlr. C. A. Kuelm is having a big Viusi- 

 ness in supplies, cut flowers and wire 

 work. In the wire department all hands 

 are busy with Christmas designs for 

 lix-al and outside dealers. 



Henry Berning receives a large amount 

 of stock each nioming. and a good local 

 and shipping trade is reported. Tlie 

 St. Louis Carnation Co.'s stock is a good 

 seller at this place. 



The above reports speak well for our 

 wholesalers,' a.s does the large amount of 

 stuff Ihey dispose of every morning to 

 the trade, and no doubt tfiey will have 

 their hands full tin- rfuuiimlcr of the 

 year. 



Various Items. 



George if. Kellogg, of Pleasant Hill, 

 Mo., sjient Sunday in St. I^uis calling 

 on the trade. 



Frank H. Weber, lately witli George 

 M. Kellogg, at Kansas City, is back in 

 St. Louis looking for a location to open 

 a retail store. 



I paid a visit to my old friend. Frank 

 Fillmore, on Sunday last. Frank is now 

 using soft coal and is much please<l with 

 his new lieating apparatus. On looking 

 through the houses I found everything 

 clean, as usual. His carnations are in 

 fine condition and he regards Hoosier 

 Maid among tlie best for white. Flora 

 Hill, Nelson and ilarquis ahso come in 

 for a gootl <leal of praise. Tlie rose 

 houses are also in good shape and his 

 Brides, Maids. Perles and Meteors look 

 as though a heavy crop will be iI^ for 

 Christmas. A fine bench of callas was 

 seen, which ought to swell Frank's bank 

 accouht. Mrs. Fillmore raffled one of 

 their large araucarias last week. Ticket 

 133, held by F. C. Weber, won the plant, 

 which is valued at .$1.5. The remainder 

 of the evening w;vs jdeasantly spent in 

 company with ilr. and Jlrs. Fillmore, 

 F. C. Weber and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. 

 C. A. Kuehn and ilrs. Beneke. 



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Tii£ Market. 



Winter arrived with a vengeance ]^i 

 Saturday and several days . of zero 

 weather have played havoc • witli the 

 coal supply. The siKlden arrival of such 

 bitterly cold weather has had a depres.r- 

 ing rather than a stimulating effect 

 upon demand, and there is sufficient 



stock to meet demands except Beauties 

 and violets. Were the demand norma 1 

 there would be a serious shortage in all 

 roses and carnations. 



While the quality is excellent in spots 

 it is desperately poor in many cases, 

 and the average is only fair." Only a 

 few have roses that can be classed as 

 "specials.'' and there are not many of 

 these taking the market as a wliole. 

 With the majority $8 is the top quota- 

 tion and we hear of sales of job lots 

 of ]Xior stock at unpleasantly low rates 

 for the season. Of carnations there is 

 a dollar grade, too frequently in evi- 

 dence. Wiliile a few fancies are sold at 

 $6 and a few extra Prosperity as high 

 as $7, they are so few as to be hardly 

 considered. The great bulk of the good 

 stock does not reach above $3. Violets 

 average poor in qualifjy and few bring 

 the top quotations. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 says he has never before seen such a 

 large percentage of "punk" in the mar- 

 ket at this season. 



As to the outlook for Christmas, it is 

 yet a gue.ss. Several growers talk en- 

 couragingly as to a fair sup])ly. b\it 

 others are pessimistic. Nearly all agree 

 that there is more likelihood of a fair 

 supply of Beautie.-i than of any other 

 rose. Several express the belief that 

 there will be a shortage of carnations. 



Notes. 



Wietor Bros, met with a serious loss 

 last Friday night through the burning 

 of their large barn. It contained eleven 

 horses, of which seven were lost aiul two 

 others seriously injiired. All were valu- 

 able horses, one team having been 

 Inrnght for $47.5 only recently. In ad- 

 dition to the horses many implements 

 and wagons were destroyed. The insur- 

 ance was for .$1,000, "and will cover 

 only a small part of the loss. 



Dealers in holiday greens report a 

 brisk demand for same and indications 

 of a veiy hea\-V' business in these goods. 



Mrs. C. L. Washburn's condition of- 

 fered no encouragement at last report. 

 Mj-. Washlmrn and Mr. Bas.sett are both 

 still with her at Alma, ilich. 



ilrs. A. M. Schafer suffered some loss 

 through the cracking of a boiler during 

 the severe firing Sunday. 



Mr. A. Duebendorfer, florist at the 

 Statu Agricultural College. Ames, la., 

 and his familjr. are spending a week in 

 Chicago visiting relatives. 



ilr. N. Wietor. of Wietor Bros., is the 

 hai>)*y father of another boy, w-ho ar- 

 ri\ed last week on Wednesday. 



Jlr. Samuel Pearce also welcomed an- 

 other bov on the same day. 



Mr. A. JIcAdiim-s is laid up with a 

 slight attack of sciatica. 



.James Hartshorne. of the Chicago 

 Carnation Co., is on a trip East 



Recent visitors: C. W. Reimers, 

 Louisville. Kv. : J. N. ifay. Summit, N. 

 .1. ; -John Burton, of Philadelphia ; H. M. 

 Altick. Davton, O. ; George Soiister, El- 

 gin. III. 



Bowline- 



In the league games last Tuesday even- 

 ing the Retailers won two out of three 

 from the McKellar & Wintersons and the 

 ■wholesalers took three straight from the 

 Vaughans. Tlie scores follow: 



RETAILERS. 



Hauswlitl) 14S 202 174 



O. Kreitllng "1 1"8 117 



Lambros 108 IM 104 



W. Kreitling 98 1117 188 



Asmus 135 1«2 146 



Totals BfH) 77" 769 



McK. & W. 



Winterson 128 143 IIT 



.Sterrett *67 161 IB.''. 



Benthey 159 17:1 177 



Pruner 130 154 122 



BallutI 170 136 171 



Totals.:.;....- -763 767 742 



WHOLESALERS. 



George .Scott 152 155 160 



George Pieser 135 131 137 



A. Zeck 147 142 136 



A. Newett 110 206 129 



J. Zeck 143 105 189 



Totals 687 739 7.37 



VAnOHANS. 



H. Bolliiaw : .133 141 102 



Goss .' 95 101 137 



J. Rov ..119 157 129 



A. Bollnaw 166 12(1 17:'. 



L. Winterson ....103 116 137 



Totals 616 635- 878 



LADIES. 



Mrs. Kreitling .". . . - 103 Ion 84 



Mrs. Brad.v 66 35 66 



Mrs. Winter.TOii 63 85 65 



Victor Kreitling 88 147 125 



Mrs. Hauswirtli 89 71 90 



Miss Hauswirtli : 41 78 28 



A meeting of the bowlers is called for 

 10 a. m. Sunday. Dec. 14, at McKellar & 

 Winterson's. to" decide on a tournament 

 starting after Jan. 1st. in the central 

 part of the city. Bowlers who desire 

 to be on the team at the next conventioli 

 are urgently requested to be present.''. - 



BLIND WOOD. 



My roses are sending up much new- 

 wood or shoots, but they are largely 

 blind. They Were somewhat neglected in 

 the summer, but have been fed and cared 

 for since. Wliat is the reason, and is 

 there any way to prevent it in the fu- 

 ture? " Inquirer. 



The most prolific cau.se of so much 

 blind woo«l is failing to stake and traifl 

 the plants in proper time. Wlien this is 

 neglected and the plants allqwed,"fb 

 scramble over the bench the woodi-bS- 

 comes tliin and Weak and produces little 

 else than blind wood. ■■•<•' 



Of course there are other conditions 

 which will bring about a like result such 

 as poor soil, and want of proper venti- 

 lation. 



If these are tea roses a judicious tliin- 

 niiig out of the small blind wood wjU 

 help to strengthen the remaining eyes. 

 The shoots which are now forming wifl 

 also receive a greater share of susten- 

 ance, which flith care in watering ;Ttfi|l 

 free ventilation sliould in a short tinie 

 produce a crop of buds. Ribes. . 



Washington, Ia. — E. C. Keck now ha's 

 his oflice and retail greenhouses at 2-23 

 \^fet Washington street, the wholesale 

 houses being about a mile out. He is 

 just completing the erection of two new 

 houses there containing 10,000 feet.. of 

 glass. The retail place, just completed, 

 contains 7,000 feet of glass. ■ 



Inquirers should bear in mind that 

 it is necessary to attach their real name 

 and address to inquiries, though only 

 initials or a pseudonym may be used for 

 publication. We cannot give attention 

 to in(iuiries from unknown parties. , ,. 



A Christmas present of a copy of the 

 Florists' Manual, by Wm. Scott, to an 

 employe would benefit you as well as the 

 recipient, because it would make him '9, 

 more valuable employe. 



You can save both time and money by 

 consulting our classified advs. wheni.in 

 need of plants or trade supplies. ' ' 



